Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
121 FNUS53 KLBF 170748 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 248 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns are low for the next 7 days as temperatures return to more seasonal values. There will be periodic precipitation chances into the weekend with the greatest potential for widespread wetting rain being Friday into Friday night. NEZ204-172315- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 148 AM MDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-8200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 60. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-7500 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....86-91. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........38 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................2 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3500-9200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ210-172315- Frenchman Basin- 148 AM MDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........42 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 2 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-6500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. Min temperature.....Around 60. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4400 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the day. Max temperature.....85-90. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........39 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-6900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ206-172315- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 248 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....79-84. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........45 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-6700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. Min temperature.....56-61. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........97 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6400 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Slight chance of showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........45 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3400-7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. $$ NEZ219-172315- Loess Plains- 248 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....81-86. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........51 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-4800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. Min temperature.....Around 61. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........96 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-4500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....83-88. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........47 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3500-5800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ208-172315- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 248 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....79-84. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northeast up to 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-7200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 59. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........97 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 2 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-6800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....83-88. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........43 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 2 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-7500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ209-172315- Loup Rivers Basin- 248 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....Around 80. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........44 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-7200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast up to 5 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 2 after midnight. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-6900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....79-84. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........51 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 2 in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-5700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$